Mop.



J. P. HOLTZHOUSER.

MOP; APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22. 1914.

1,174,574. Patnted Mar. 7,1916.

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WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT orTioE.

JACOB P. HOLTZHOUSER, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOB TO THE STANLEY WORKS, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

MOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. '7, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAcoB P. HOLTZ- HOUSER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New Britain, in the county of Hartford, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mops, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a new and useful connection between the handle and frame of a mop and resides in the certain features of construction hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in. the claims.

The drawings illustrate one embodiment of the invention in which Figure 1 is a side view. Fig. 2 is a bottom view. Fig. 3 is a detail view.

Referring to the drawings, a denotes the mop frame, which may conveniently be formed from a rod of metal bent to shape and having an oifset Z), at which point the connector is secured. The connector 0, comprises a tubular body part d, at one end suitably threaded for engagement with the end of the handle 6. At its offset end, it is provided with two oppositely arranged hookshaped members 7, for engagement with the mop frame. As clearly seen in Figs. 1 and 2, after these hook members have been engaged with the mop frame the handle 6 can be screwed into the socket until its end bears against the mop frame between the hook members, constituting a frictional grip which holds the handle in any desired position of adjustment with respect to the frame. Additional means for adjusting the handle with respect to the frame, are provided by the depending curved arms 9 g, which have a slight spring action and bear against the sides 71, of the offset portion 6, having frictional engagement therewith. If desired, these arms 9 may be provided with a series of projections 71, so spaced that the rod from which the mop frame is made will lie between adjacent projections, which thus provide a somewhat positive grip on the frame, but which grip will be disengaged by turn- Copies of this patent may be obtained for ing the connector on the rod, which will force the arms 9 together as the rod rides over the projections.

The structure is extremely simple, and easy and economical to manufacture, and effective in providing an adjustable connector between the handle and the frame.

I claim as my invention:

1. A mop frame, a connector provided at one end with integral frame engaging means, and at its opposite end with a socket, and a handle secured in said socket and adjustable to clamp said frame between it and said engaging means.

2. A wire mop frame, a connector provided at one end with integral hooked projections to rotatably engage said frame, and at its other end with a socket, and a handle secured in said socket and adjustable to bind said frame against said hooked projections to fix said connector rotatably on said frame.

3. A mop frame offset in one portion to provide a lateral bar and side arms, a connector rotatably engaged with the lateral bar, yielding members thereon frictionally engaging the side arms, and a handle secured to said connector.

4. The combination with a mop frame and handle, of a connector having hook members for engagement with said frame, yielding members on said connector adapted for frictional engagement with said frame, and means for securing said handle in said connector.

5. The combination with a mop frame and handle, of a connector provided with hook members for positive engagement with said frame, and yielding members adapted for frictional engagement therewith, projections on said yielding members adapted for cooperation with said frame, and means for securing a handle in said connector.

JACOB P. HOLTZHOUSER.

Witnesses:

S. WV. PARSONS, W. E. DOANE.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G. 

